CVE-2014-4999

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

vendor/plugins/dataset/lib/dataset/database/mysql.rb in the kajam gem 1.0.3.rc2 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the (1) mysqldump command line in the capture function and (2) mysql command line in the restore function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kajam-1.0.3.rc2.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kajam-1.0.3.rc2.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 10, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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